List of African cuisines

The various cuisines of Africa use a combination of locally available fruits, cereal grains and vegetables, as well as milk and meat products.

The continent's diverse demographic makeup is reflected in the many different eating and drinking habits, dishes, and preparation techniques of its manifold populations.

[2] Central Africa stretches from the Tibesti Mountains in the north to the vast rainforest basin of the Congo River, the highlands of Kivu and the savana of Katanga.

Swahili culinary influences can be found in dishes such as mandanzi, pilaf rice, kachumbari, sambsusa, and kuku paka.

A variety of local ingredients are used while preparing other dishes like spinach stew cooked with tomato, peppers, chillis, onions, and peanut butter.

Ndolé is the national dish of Cameroon .
Injera bread and several kinds of wat (stew) are typical of Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
Nile perch are one of the world's largest freshwater fish and a significant food source. [ 15 ] It reaches a maximum length of over six feet, weighing up to 440 lbs , [ 16 ] although many fish are caught before growing this large. [ 17 ] It is widespread throughout much of the Afrotropical realm .
Yassa is a popular dish throughout West Africa prepared with chicken or fish . Chicken yassa is pictured.
Spices at central market in Agadir , Morocco
A map of Africa